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   <div class="intro-name">Phlatboyz PhlatScripT
      <div><b>SketchUcam Version 1.1c</b><br>Feb 2014</div>
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      <h2>HOWTO use the PhlatBones tool</h2>
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   <img src="images/phlatbones.png" align=right alt="Phlatbones toolbar">   
   The PhlatBones toolbar provides a handy set of tools for creating clearance in corners.
   This allows you to route slots and tabs which will fit into each other without any handwork.
   <img src="images/phlat01.png" alt="Bones example"><br>
   In the above image you can see that the relieved corners will allow the tab to fit into the slot.  The PhlatBones
   tool (from 'dogbones') allow you to easily add these relieved corners using one of the 6 tools in the toolbar.
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         <img src="../../phlatBone/toolDiameter.png" title="Tool Diameter" width="32">
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      <b>Tool Diameter</b> - 
      <img src="images/bonesbit.png" align=right>
      This allows you to set the tool diameter that the Bones tool will use.<br>  
      This version of PhlatBone tools is integrated with SketchUcam.  <br>
      This allows it to fetch the current SketchUcam tool diameter and present it as
      the default in this dialog.<br>  <b>0.01" will be added to the bitdiameter to allow space for the inside or outside cut.</b><br>
      In some cases this allowance will be too small and you will need to redraw the bones with a larger diameter.
      In many cases the generated inside/outside cut lines will contain very small arc segments which can confuse some controllers.
      If this happens remove the cutlines, select all the bone arcs, right click and select 'Explode Curve' .  
      Now when you add cut lines they will be much simpler, containing only straight line segments.<br>
      Alternately you can use a larger diameter for the bones.
      <p>
      (PhlatScript default) is displayed when the tool <i>could</i> retrieve the bit diameter from SketchUcam. 
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         <img src="../../phlatBone/radBoneMultiIn.png" title="radBone Multi Inside" width="32">
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      <b>radBone Multi Inside</b> - inserts radBones on the inside all the corners of a face.  Just point at a corner to
      see the proposed bones. 
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      <dd><img src="images/bones01.png">
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         <img src="../../phlatBone/radBoneMultiOut.png" title="radBone Multi Outside" width="32">
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      <b>radBone Multi Outside</b> - inserts radBones on the outside of a figure.
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      <dd><img src="images/bones02.png" >
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         <img src="../../phlatBone/radBoneSingle.png" title="radBone Single" width="32">
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      <b>radBone Single</b> - insert a radbone on a single corner.
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         <dd>   <img src="images/bones03.png" >
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         <img src="../../phlatBone/tBoneMultiIn.png" title="tBone Multi Inside" width="32">
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      <b>tBone Multi Inside</b> - inserts tBones on the inside corners of a figure.  The bones will default to
      one edge of the figure.  If you want them on the other edge of the corners, simply press the SHIFT key before clicking.<br>
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      <dt>Default selection
         <dd><img src="images/bones04.png" > 
      <dt>Alternate selection with SHIFT key pressed
         <dd><img src="images/bones05.png" >
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         <img src="../../phlatBone/tBoneMultiOut.png" title="tBone Multi Outside" width="32">
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      <b>tBone Multi Outside</b> - inserts tBones on the outside corners of a figure.  Press SHIFT to select the other edges.<br>
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         <dt>Default selection
            <dd><img src="images/bones06.png" > 
         <dt>Alternate selection with SHIFT key pressed
            <Dd><img src="images/bones07.png" >
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         <img src="../../phlatBone/tBoneSingle.png" title="tBone Single" width="32">
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         <b>tBone Single</b> - tBone a single corner.  Press SHIFT to select the other edge.<br>
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         <dt>Default selection
            <dd><img src="images/bones08.png"> 
         <dt>Alternate selection with SHIFT key pressed
            <dd><img src="images/bones09.png">
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